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Favorite Films: Fireball Ministry’s Emily Burton Digs ‘Jackie Brown’ ‘Aliens,’ ‘Big Trouble in Little Lebowski’ … and a Pick You’d Never Guess

Posted in Favorite Films, Features, Interviews, Videos with tags , , , , , , , , , on 07/25/2026 by Kurt Orzeck

It was only a month ago that Fireball Ministry co-founder and guitar virtuoso Emily Burton graciously set aside some of her busy schedule to talk about her and all the current developments that are making her beam at the status of her influential, 27-year-old stoner rock band. (Read all about her successful litigation here.)

When we checked in with her for part two of our conversation, she was in much better spirits and game for talking about some of her movies of all time. For those who don’t live in the loop, musicians have extraordinarily long stretches between †venues, affording them some time to cozy up in a band, rewrite and rewrite and rewrite once again the band’s set list. Burton prefers the latter.

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Favorite Films: Jacob the Horse Singer Digs Russ Meyer, Nolan, Tarsem Singh, William Friedkin

Posted in Favorite Films, Features, Videos with tags , , , , on 12/20/2025 by Kurt Orzeck

Aviv Rubinstien, singer for Los Angeles indie punks Jacob the Horse, reveals which movie scene inspired him to want to become a filmmaker, explains how Russ Meyer influenced his band video for “666 Chicks” and defends William Friedkin’s divisive movie “Sorcerer.”

The interview took place on December 14, 2025, less than two weeks before Jacob’s Horse dropped “666 Chicks” – and ahead of the March 20 release of their new album, At Least It’s Almost Over.

Also, don’t miss our conversation with Rubinstien as part of The Bad Penny‘s On Tyranny series.

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